HRS §245-38

Selling unstamped cigarettes from a vending machine

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This law makes it a serious crime to knowingly put unstamped cigarettes in a vending machine for sale. A company that breaks this rule can also be fined. The law applies to actions starting April 1, 2001.

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The statute, as written — Vending unstamped cigarettes

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) Beginning April 1, 2001, any person who knowingly places for sale in a cigarette vending machine any cigarettes not contained in cigarette packages to which are affixed stamps as required by this part, shall be guilty of a class C felony. (b) In addition to any other authorized disposition, a corporation found in violation of subsection (a) may be fined in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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